Community Hospice Awarded Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) Continued Hospice Accreditation and Palliative Care Certification

Community Hospice, the oldest nonprofit hospice organization serving the Central Valley, is pleased to announce Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) continued Hospice Accreditation and Palliative Care Certification. CHAP is the leading national accrediting agency nationally for hospice and home health organizations.

“We are very proud to receive our CHAP Hospice reaccreditation and Palliative Care recertification. This high-level recognition confirms our commitment to exceptional quality care, services and support that our staff and volunteers provide our community patients and families every day,” said Alisa Bettis, Community Hospice President/CEO. “These achievements recognize the hard work and dedication of our amazing employees and volunteers. I congratulate all and share my heartfelt gratitude for their dedication and hard work throughout this robust process. Our Community Hospice family should feel a great sense of pride in achieving this recognition and success.”

CHAP Accreditation and Certification demonstrates that Community Hospice meets the industry’s highest nationally recognized standards of excellence in palliative and hospice care. The purpose of CHAP is to objectively validate the excellence of community healthcare practice through consistent measurement of the delivery of quality services. CHAP assesses all areas of an organization including management, quality, patient outcomes, resources and long-term viability. Every three years Community Hospice is surveyed for continued accreditation and certification.

To learn more about Community Hospice program and services visit hospiceheart.orgg or call 209.578.6300.

About Community Hospice

Community Hospice is a nonprofit, community-based hospice agency, serving the Central Valley since 1979. Community Hospice embraces individuals and families facing life-changing journeys, enhancing quality of life for all. Care extends to over 300 patients every day in private homes, skilled nursing facilities and at the sixteen-room Alexander Cohen Hospice House. Community Hospice also provides bereavement and grief support to anyone in the community. For more information, please call 209.578.6300 or visit hospiceheart.org.

About CHAP

CHAP is an independent, nonprofit organization accrediting providers of home and community-based care. Founded in 1965, CHAP was first to recognize the need for and value of home and community-based care standards and accreditation. As a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)–approved accrediting organization, CHAP surveys organizations providing home health, hospice, and home medical equipment services to establish if Medicare Conditions of Participation and DMEPOS Quality Standard are met and recommend certification to CMS. CHAP’s purpose is to partner with organization nationwide to advance quality in the delivery of care and services in the home and community. For more information about CHAP visit www.chapinc.org.